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THE LATE MR. DYER BALL.
By the death of Mr. Dyer Ball, THE FACE THAT KILLA WOULDN'T the Chinese have lost, a true 25 50 BAD, IF IT KILLED "ONLY friend, who probably knew and ❘TER PACKMAKER, appreciated their outlook on life
as it is given-fow Europeans to do. To old · residents in the
know him best speak of him as
Yesterday's health Colony his familiar figure is shows one fatal case each of return easily recalled, and those who plague, antario and cerebro-spinal a man of high character who, fever. All were Chinese. |whilst possessing decided views, was always ready to give ear to those who did not B00 to eye with him.
That he did a lot for the Chinese is com mon knowledge, whilst his able pea was used to good
eye
By the Shinyo Maru yesterday fifteen U.S. naval seamen left, as wall aa 224 Filipino emigrants
for Honolulu.
effect in his books'giving'an insight into native customs and habits. As a sinologus he had Twenty-nine gamblers were few equals, and it is from his arrested yesterday on board, text-books that thousands of Hongkong, Canton Macao Steam-jects. Europeans have been made as boat Company's lighter, near the quainted with the Chinese whari Thay were all squatting language. He spent just half of in the hold below, playing fantan. his life in Hongkong, and he left Mr. R. E. Lindisch fined them the Colony carrying with him $3 each to-day. the love of many who had seen his work, official and social, bare. Despite his burden of years, since the war he had done his, bit by carrying out special literary work for the Admiralty and the War Office, and so it may be said that right up to the end of a busy life he was serving others. He will lang be remembered. BJP. INFLUENZA.
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(BY "ENHARMONIO THE INCREASE OF CAPITAL Amongst the revelations of German brutality and foulness which we are hearing from Some weeks ago, I referred to An extraordinary general meet returned prisoners one stands out the propositions made by Lieut. ing of the Chartered Bank of for its characteristic meanness Mann, at the annual meeting of India, Ansiralis and China was and cunning, Many man were Church, in connection with the for the purpose of increasing the certain camps who had never been the Boatholders of St. Andrew's held in London on Decerüber 18 reported as being confined is inauguration of an orchestra to capital of the Hank by the issue near those camps, if, indeed, they play at the church services and of new shares.
existed at all, and the parcels also the enlargement of the choir. The Chairman (Sir Montagu sent to them from home to those Aa Lieut. Mann stated.
the Turner), in moving the resola-addresses were stolen by the object in view was to make the tion, which
anthorities. One of these returned was subsequently prisoner, says correspondent, services mare attractive to those carried unanimously, said, inter has never been in Germany at who perhaps would not otherwise alia: The capital of this Bank all, although his address Attend. The saggeetford ware in 1880 Was £641,000, the Friedrichsfeld. He was employed received with something ap- Resarve then, stood at $5,000. behind the German. lines in proaching enthusiasm and, as aIn 1884 the capital was raised to France until November 11, when result, the proposer was left a £800,000 and the Reserve stood he was turned loose with the rest. free hand to carry out his pro-at £105,000. The Reserve subse-German mentality cannot be un quently more or less disappear-derstood by anyone but a German.
It has no redeeming sense ed; but in later years it was
decency. again built up steadily, and by Lieut.
It is gratifying to learn that the year 1907, when the Capital There is a very general impres- disinterested of the Bank was raised from sion that Poland is a land of im- efforts have already met with £800,000 to £1,200,000, we then mensely powerful nobles who considerable success, several in- had a Reserve of $1,500,000. possess the greater part of the strumentalists baving volunteered Since that date the Reserve has country. This certainly was the Owing to the fog, a collision their services for the orchestra, steadily increased, and to-day we case in Poland, as indeed in most between two of the Star Ferry which it is proposed to accom- have a Reserve of £2,000,000 European countries, but times bosts, was narrowly averted this modate in the front row of Basts sterling, as compared with the have changed, and it is now the morning. One of the ferries had in the Church. In addition to capital of the Bank of £1,200,000. peasants and not the nobles who to ring the engines full speed this, the choir has been largaly The Directors are of opinion that hold the greater part of the astern and only missed the angmansed, due to an offer of the time has now arrived when land. In Russian Poland, approaching farry by a few yards, financial recognition. to the choir to meet the expansion of trade, less than 2,500,000 acres chang- the latter having to put the helm boys for their services at practices. and increased financial demands, ad hands, with peasants as the It will have been noticed from hard over.
both here and in the East, we buyers. a Morning Pos telegram which
In Galicia the large we published yesterday that the
can safely recommend an increase estates represented 424 per cent influenza outbreak in Shanghai
The significance of the set in capital. As you know, we of the territory in 1886, but in has again become worse, and that
During the week ended 1st that the venture has met with have decided to issue the new 1902 this figure had fallen to 37.2 BIRTH.
Cases,
March there were reported to the success should not be too lightly shares at a figure which will be a per cent. At the present time 76 especially MCKERNS. On the 6th inst., at 10, Knutsford Terrace, amongst foreigners, are develop Medical Officer of Health, two passed over, for had support for ambstantial
gift practically per cent of the cultivated land of ing pneumonia. This, of course, deaths from plague, one case of the scheme been lacking into the
Galicia is in the hands of the Kowloon, to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. McKorns, & 800.
existing shareholders, is the worst form of the complaint, diphtheris, one death from enteric suficient degree to make its looking at the price issued as Poland they possess 70 per cent. peasants, while in Russian for practically all the deaths fever, one death from small pox realisation impracticable, a severe compared with the market price A similar phenomenon is to be following the "fu" have been fand eight cases (six deaths) of damper would have been placed of to-day. In 1997 the new remarked in Prussian Poland. from supervening pneumonia. In cerebro spinal fever. All were apon what is the first attempt, shares were issued at £40; that And this process of the passing pointing out that Shanghai is Chinese. During the 24 hours since the war, to provide good is, 620 premium as we propose of land from the gentry to the uncomfortably near Hongkong, ended 4th March one Chinese healthy music at definite and to-day, and I think our shares peasants is continuing. scare, but we emphasise this died from bubonic plague and stated intervals. point again because we are there were four Chinese deaths anxions that dne precau- from cerebrospinal fever. tions "be taken here against
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1919.
JEWS' RIGHT TO PALESTINE.
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then stood between 50 and 60, certainly not above 60, and to-day I have been having a feverish the market quotation is between time, writes an RTO, in the To my mind, and I know there 89 and 90, so that what wa Manchester Guardian with him- The public itself can do its part
are many who agree, it does not propose to-day "is really adreds of dispossessed French The Frawley Company gave a much matter whether such music substantial gift to our sharehold-peasants. They are a really in this direction by observing even splendid presentation of "A Pair is rendered in a public hall or iners, and we are exceedingly glad surions Prachological study. elementary rules of hygiene. But
Militaire now, thanks be, so If the war has done no other good it has at least shed the light we think the time has come when of Sixes" at the Canton Clubs Church, and if those whose to do so, because the shareholders we have a Franch Commission been wise in past that they are not in my depart- of modern thought on some of the dark corners of the earth, and the health authorities ought to be Theatre, Shamees, on Tuesday, duty it is to look after our have
have not ment any more-which does not, nowhere in all the warring countries has more good been accom-issuing a circular of advice con- and the house was kept in roars spiritual welfare are assisted in generations and
to the annual however, prevent them. from plished in such a short space of time than in Palestine, for four taining simple hints as to what pre-of laughter, Our correspondent their work by choosing the objected centuries under the benighted rule of Turkey. Reuters Agency cautions should be taken to guard says one the features of the Church for its rendering, then s addition to our Reserve, and in buttonholing me whenever I yesterday told us that the Zionist delegates (Drs. Hokolow and against * possible epidemic. play was the clever performance doubly good work is being done that way have strengthened the come within hail. They sit about Weizmann), who were heard by the Peace Conference at Paris, These should be freely circulated given by Miss Anzonetta Lloyd, I shall refer to the matter again position of the holding of their the station for hours sometimes claimed the right of the Jews to constitute Palestine as a National amongst both the European and whose part as the spoilt wife, later on; in the meantime I can-own shares in the market. Now even for days-surrounded by Home under the trusteeship of Great Britain as mandatory of the Chinese communities, for there is was portrayed as to the life, her gratulate Lieut. Mann most we have purposely made the their packages, and regarding League of Nations. The rights of all existing non-Jewish com nothing like taking time by the hysterical moods causing intense heartily.
instalments on the new shares, everyone with the darkest suspic munities would be respected and safeguarded. The Zionists have forelock in matters · of such
payable at fairly long intervals, ion. The greatest difficulty of all proclaimed to the world that the Jewish people still lives and wants gravity. An ounce of prevent- to live, but the restoration of Palestine which they demand is not ion is worth many pounds of cure,
and in such amounts as would appears to be to prevent those from the desolated districts from Inspirations for themes which suit the convenience of the returning to villages which aren't the restoration of a vast number of individual Jews as free citizens | A NEW BANKING ENTERPRISE. of whatever state may be established there, nor merely the exten- Too much importance cannot
The Chinese who is alleged to have "eventually proved to be smaller shareholders. To those there any more. They are not, sion of the present system of Jewish colonies owning scattered be attached to the British bank-be implicated in pillaging in the masterpieces have come to well-who are willing to raske one pay of course, allowed to go there, districts, with freedom to manage their own business and local ing amalgamation which has just village Tai Kon was this morn-known composers in carious ment we are prepared to allow and the reason is explained to affairs. It is the establishment of the Jews as a nation under been formed. We refer to the ing remanded to gaol by Mr. J. places. A story is told of Greig, a discount of 5 per cent, them, which does not prevent Jewish law, in possession of the whole of the Jewish land, and establishment of the British Over-R, Wood, where he is to await which there is no reason to dis Then interest on instalments will them from telling the most using, of course, the Hebrew language. Their own words are "a seas Bank, the capital for which the orders of the Government. believe, who went fishing with be free of income tax, sad stupendous lies about their intend- ed destination and trying every Jewish Palestine" and "the establishment of a Jewish national has been furnished by the Anglo- Addressing him, Mr. Wood said: his friend Beyer. After a while, fractional certificates for one-third home." This term also appears in the memorable declaration of South-American Bank, the Glyn-"You will be sent to Canton on a musical theme came into Greig's share will be issued, so that the possible subterfuge to get back Great Britain to the Jews through Mr. Balfour: A home for Mills Carrie Bank, the Northern the evidence given here.
home-an example of the homing It is head and he josted it down on a holders of shares on the Register instinct which I suppose you Banking Co., the Union Bank of Scotland, and the Williams Dea-my duty to inform you that you small piece of paper, placing it on the Sth proximo may take full would find in no one but the The Jews want Palestine, the whole country, to be the cons Bank. Thescheme represents will not be surrendered until the on a banch at his side. Unobserv advantage of the allotment. For French. Those that do manage home of the Jews and they want to live under their own an entirely new development in expiration of 15 days from to-day ed by Grieg, a puff of wind example, a holder of four old to get through-and I suppose laws, not indeed with the outward sbell of a State,
will be allocated. two, some do-must inevitably starve, but British banking, a development and that you have a right to apply carried it into the water, whence shares with the inner kernel of free and independent institutions. This which has become very necessary to the Supreme Court for a writ it was rescued by Beyer, who new shares and two as there are no troops for them desire is most natural to a people, who, while heroically preserving owing to the ever-changing con-of Habeas Corpna.”
read it, put it in his pocket and fractional certificates of one-third to ask for rations from, nor any their national spirit through eighteen centuries, of dispersions and ditions. In every sphere of nation-
then whistled the air. Greig each. A holder of eight shares possible food for them to get. tmany persecutions, are without the experience or the means al and industrial life, we can see
turned like a flash and said: will become entitled to five new required for government and its international duties. A Jewish a tendancy towards the establish. A pukka Chinese Touchstone "What was that?" Beyer answer shares and a fractional certificate An echo of the German sosi Palestine or a Jewish National Home might have been previously ment of central authorities, for we has been discovered in the person ed nonchslently "Only an idea for one-third, and so on. Applic- raiders comes from the South the heavy stuff of which dreams are made. It is now a slice of have learned by experience that of Ah Kam. Ah Kam was an I just got, whereupon Grieg restion is being made to the stock Eacific Thers on the coast of reality. An ancient and invisible star seerned indeed to point the only in this way can good results ordinary hewer of wood
Lord Howe Island lies the wreck way. That star to the Jews all over the world is an idea, appre-be obtained. Now more then drawer of water.
and torted. "The devil you say! I Exchange Committee for
of the Seeadler, of Atlantic fame hended but not beholden, but, unlike an idea, it is physical, tangible, ever is co-operation and mutual
He did not just got that same ides myself. permission
deal in the two years ago. According to re- Fractional certificates... ...ports from the Maritime Depart mentioned above have taken s
With our increased capital, our ment of the Chamber of Com-
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fired in time and place. That star is Zion. The Jews receive assistance required, and the banks on the style that he thought .
possess headgear, and decided"] moral support from the prophesy of Micah: "But in the last days it shall come to pass that the mountain of the House of the Lord bold and far-seeing step. In the Ah Kam would be pleased with. Many of the great composers splendid Reserves, and our merce, the raider is to be sold by shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be next few years British trade will So it came to pam that at & received their inspirations from credit in the market, we the French Government. Though exalted above the hills and people shall flow unto it. And many heed all the help it can get, and o'clock after the setting of the nature. Beethoven, before he feel confident that, as one of her hall is badly damaged, nations shall come, and say, Come and let us go up to the British Overseas Bank is an on the 5th day of the third became deaf, found great belp in the Eastern Exchange Banke, we the Seeadler's engines are in mountain of the Lord and to the house of the God of Jacob and He real effort in this direction, for it moon, Ah Kam took a stroll thunderstorms and wind and shall be in a position to meet our good condition, and there is also a will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths, for the aims at providing additional down' Pitt Street and there he rain, and biographers have share of the financial needs con- large quantity of hawsers, tanks, law shall shall go forth of Zion and the word of the Lord from facilities for British import and saw a delightfully big bat of the asserted that the "Pathetic sequent on the expansion of trade, raider was at one time the barque and other equipment. The famous export trade, and at centralising newest and Jewish opinions have not agreed as to what is to be the supreme the working of the different fashion. It was 36 inches great composer's mind during a expansion which we can reason- After her capture by the Germans" most up-to-date Sonata" first found birth in the both here and in the East, an Pass, of Balmaba, of 1,571 tons. power in Falestine. Some conceived a wide and undefined interbanks, each of which covers in diameter, forming an apex at thunderstorm. There are many ably anticipate, provided peace the latter fitted her out with national suzerainty, others a protectorate by a single great Power different territory. The new bank or by a League of Nations, while some suggested that it should be intends to establish branches the top. It was made of the tone-pictures of nature, one of and good Government both at powerful Diesel oil engines of assumed by Great Britain, France or Italy. The Zionista seemed abroad, which will make it un-best Chinese bamboo and was, the most striking of which is home and abroad prevail in the 1,200 horse-power. In connes now to have arrived at a unanimous decision, and, according to necessary for each of the five as Keats would say: "A thing of "Fingal's Care." The descripcoming years.
tion with the sale it is reported Reuter, they are in favour of rule by the League of Nations with banks to have a separate branch beauty and a joy for ever." Ah tive effects contained in this
that no bid under £400 cám be Great Britain as mandatory. When the aim of Zionism is accom- abroad and still be represented Kam felt a great desire to take composition are wonderful and
considered... plished, Palestine will be the home of the Jewish people not because throughout the world. The move the hat and, after a few minutes' could not fail to carry their It will contain all the Jews in the world (this is impossible) but is a far-seeing one and will un-consultation with bis conscience, meaning
to the because it will be the centre to which all Jews will look as their doubtedly meet with success.
Mr. W. M. Haghes, the Austra decided that it should be one of untrained ear. home and the source of all that is most essentially Jewish. Pales
lian Prime Minister, says that tine will be the country in which Jews will be found, just as Ireland
the many items in his wardrobe.
his Goverment has just granted He had not gone very many is the country in which we would look for the real Irish type,
£200,000 in bounties for the though there are more Irishmen outside Ireland than in it. And
I had the pleasure of again encouragement in the Cod yards when a Chinese constable similarly Palestine will be the home of Judaism, not because there
exchanged greetings with him hearing Miss Fileen Boyd, of the monwealth of iron and steel derived in studying a tattered old will be no Judsiam anywhere else, but because in Palestine the At the V.R,O. last night, Capt. and, finding that the bat was a Vanity Fair Company, sing "The manufacture. In an interview dictionary which he had bought Jewish spirit will have free play, and there the Jewish mind and E. B. Green and Mr.P. A. Yvano stallholder's, brought him up Silver Ring" on Saturday ever-with ..E representative af for 6d. after carefully scraping character will express themselves as they can nowhere else. For vich met in the instance, the first Hebrew University is to-day being erected on the Billiards Championship, and the before Mr. J. R.
Calony's for punishment this morning ing last. As "on the previous Production the organ of the that amount together. Of the Wood. occasion, the vocalist showed her British Empire Producers' delight in surreptitiously devour- fount of Olives overlooking the city of Jerusalem. The Jews to later won by 400 to 298 Mr. Wood: "Do you want to call self to be an artiste of high Organisation, he said that the ing an Emerson exposed for Palestine Are to-day greating the first germ of a new life. It seems at first sigh) Saradotical that in a land with so spare a population,
The winner played a very any witnesses ?" Al Kam: attainments. With the exception Commonwealth Government are sale on an open secondhand in a land #hé78 everything still remains to be done, the Jews should trung game throughout, seldom Yea." Mr. Wood: "Who is of Madame Alice Gomes, Miss out to make Australis a greas of the Irresistible thri begin by creating à centre of spiritual and intellectual development, making less than double figure he? Ah Kam: "It is Ab Boyd has the most beautiful con- industrial
Each came on his permal, fa way, of Easkin? but it is not a parader for those who know the soul of the Jew, who breska Green took matters too Kam."--Mr. Wood: "Who is traito voice 1 have heard in the industry will be considered an the dearest knows that when the mind is given fullest play, that when he has easily against a stiff proposition. Ah Kam?”—Ah Kam; “That's East. She has been well trained, is a centre for the development of Jewish consciousness this will The highest break was 31, by me. After this can anyone and her tutor, whoever bonicide with the fullfilment of his material needs. The University the winner, bat numerous efforts allege that the Chinese mind is may have been, has certainly In Jerusalem is to teach everything the mind of mankind embraces, of over 20 were made by both void of humour? Ah Kam will made the most of fine ustural and will be the home of hundreds of talented young Jews,
players.
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In his newly-published Mr. J. R. Clynes relates: the story of his romantic rise from a ten-year-old drudge in an Oldham cotton mill to the rank of King's Minister. He tells of the joy
and protection will be literature to
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